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About George Soule, "Mayflower" Passenger
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George Soule
- George Soule (c1601-c1678) was an indentured servant on the Mayflower and was also one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
- George was the manservant of Edward Winslow.
- George’s father may have been Johannes Sol, a printer in Leiden who died suddenly, possibly while helping William Brewster. Information sourced from the Mayflower Project, WikiTree, and Wikipedia.
History
George Soule (c. 1601 – between 20 September 1677 and 22 January 1679) was a colonist who was one of the indentured servants on the Mayflower and helped establish Plymouth Colony in 1620. He was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
The will of George Soule is dated 11 August 1677, but it is the codicil, dated 20 September 1677 that proves interesting; apparently there was some animosity between son John, and his sister, Patience. The codicil states that if John “disturbed” Patience, then Patience would receive the house and lands at Duxbury, and she would be the sole executrix of his will.
George Soule died shortly before 22 January 1679, when inventory was taken of his estate. He was buried at Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury, Massachusetts as his wife Mary had predeceased him in 1676.
brief biography
Close friend and neighbor to Mayflower passenger John Alden. servant of Gov. Edward Winslow, "Mayflower" Passenger and tutor of his children.
Family
https://themayflowersociety.org/passenger-profile/passenger-profile...
George married at Plymouth, circa 1626, Mary/Marie Bucket who arrived on the Anne in 1623. Marie’s origins are unknown; she died at Duxbury, in December 1676.
Children of George and Mary (Bucket) Soule:
- Zachariah2 Soule, born by the 1627 cattle division; died at Duxbury, before 11 December 1663; married before 1663, Margaret ( ) who was possibly the daughter of William Ford; no known issue.
- John Soule, born at Plymouth, 8 March 1631/32; died at Duxbury before 14 November 1707; married 1) probably at Duxbury, circa 1656, Rebecca Simmons; they had nine children: Rebecca, James, Sarah, Rachel, Aaron, Benjamin, Zachariah, Moses and John Soule. He married 2) probably at Duxbury, after 3 July 1678, Esther/Hester (Delano?) Sampson/Samson; they had three children: Joseph and Josiah (twins), and Joshua Soule.
- Nathaniel Soule, born probably at Plymouth, circa 1637; died at Dartmouth, before 12 October 1699; married circa 1680, Rose/Rosamond Thorn; they had four children: Nathaniel, Silvanus, Jacob and Miles Soule. Note that Nathaniel had a child born circa 1674 by an unknown woman.
- George Soule, born probably at Duxbury, circa 1639; died there before 22 June 1704; married circa 1664, Deborah (?Thomas); they had eight children: George, William, John, Nathan, Deborah, Mary, Lydia and Sarah Soule.
- Susanna Soule, born probably at Duxbury, circa 1642, (possibly 25 June 1642); died probably at Kingstown RI, after 1684, (poss. at Duxbury, 14 November 1707); married probably Plymouth, circa 1661, Francis Waste/West; they had nine children: Francis, Richard, Peter, John, Susannah, Martha, William, Thomas and Clement (twins) West.
- Mary Soule, born probably at Duxbury, circa 1644; died at Plymouth, after 29 April 1718; married probably at Duxbury, circa 1664, John Peterson; they had nine children: John, Joseph, Benjamin, Martha, Jonathan, David, Isaac, Mary and Rebecca Peterson.
- Elizabeth Soule, born probably at Duxbury, circa 1646; died between 12 March 1668 and 11 August 1677; married at Plymouth, circa 1667/78, Francis Walker; they had one child: Isaac Walker.
- Patience Soule, born probably at Duxbury, circa 1648; died at Middleboro, 11 March 1705/06; married at Middleboro, January 1666, John Haskell; they had eight children: John, Elizabeth, William, Patience, Bethiah, Mary, Josiah and Susannah Haskell.
- Benjamin Soule, born probably at Duxbury, circa 1651; died at RI, 26 March 1676, during King Phillip’s War.
links
- https://themayflowersociety.org/passenger-profile/passenger-profile... cites
- Mayflower Families In Progress, George Soule, part 1, by Louise W. Throop. Plymouth, 2015.
- Mayflower Passenger References, (from contemporary records and scholarly journals), by Susan E. Roser. 2011. pp. 334-341.
- https://soulekindred.org/
- http://mayflowerhistory.com/soule
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soule_(Mayflower_passenger%29
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5728447/george-soule
- http://www.hoggattfamily.com/Mayflower%20Society%20-%20Documentatio... (search for "George Soule")
- https://www.dkdonovan.com/getperson.php?personID=I53801&tree=Main
- FamilySearch AFN 83QH-3B
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George Soule, son of Jan (Solis) Sol and Mayken Labis, was born about 1599, and as a young man became a teacher to Edward Winslow's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 probably as an indentured servant. He was one of forty-one signers of the Mayflower Compact in November 1620. Soule was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. In the 1623 Plymouth division of lands, Soule received 1-acre (4,000 m2) as a passenger on the Mayflower. About 1626,
Soule married a woman named Mary (likely Mary Buckett), and they had nine children: Zacariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna West, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience, and Benjamin.
In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. Soule moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts at some point before 1642 and eventually became a prominent landowner there. He served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury to the Plymouth General Court and on many committees in Plymouth Colony.
Soule died shortly before 22 January 1679 leaving a sizable estate. He was likely buried in Miles Standish Burial Ground.[1][2]
Origins
George was formerly thought to most likely be the son of Robert Soule of Eckington. He was orphaned when fire destroyed his parents' home. Alternative parents: Robert Soule and Elizabeth Tylson and Thomas Soole and Mary Indenden.
However, “More recent work in 2017 has identified the parents of George Soule through a high-quality Y-DNA match of Soule with families in Scotland and Australia. Following up on research published by Louise Walsh Throop in 2009, the DNA study pointed to Soule's parents as Jan Sol and his wife Mayken Labis, who are identified by their marriage as Protestant refugees in London, England, in 1586 and by the baptisms of their children before 1600 in Haarlem, Holland.”
From http://mayflowerhistory.com/soule/
”George Soule's origins in England have not been discovered. The most promising record found to date is the baptism of a George Soule on 9 February 1595 at Tingrith, Bedford, son of William. However, recent DNA testing has now shown this Bedfordshire Soule family was not the direct ancestor of George Soule. ...
”Louise Throop has published a reasonable hypothesis that George Soule may have been descendant of the Sol family of Leiden, who were involved in the printing press.”
From https://soulekindred.org/resources/Documents/Newsletters/PDF-Newsle... page 10
”Until recently, it was believed the Mayflower passengers were English and English-speaking. Work on the family ofFrancis Cooke indicates that "it is possible to see a strong Walloon connection in the Pilgrim congregation, with Philip Delano very likely the nephew not only ofFrancis Cook but probably also ofJohn Carver.' 1 Now we have
probable evidence that the Mayflower passenger George Soule, who came to Plymouth as the servant ofEdward Winslow, was Dutch, possibly with Walloon parents. One listing of Mayflower passengers puts "George Sowle" among the passengers coming from Leiden.2 ....”
”4. POSSIBLE PARENTS OF GEORGE SOULE: Jan and Mayken (Labis) Sol, of Haarlem
It would not be outside the realm of possibility for Johannes Sol to have a younger brother George, whose Dutch name would have been Joris [also Goris/Jurgen/Jurian/Jurn/Jury] Jansz. Sol. In his will made 11 Aug. 1677,95 "Gorge Soule senir" wrote his first name without the e; perhaps a Dutch spelling.Born about 1601 in the range of Nov. 1599- Nov. 1602 [see Section 9, later], George 'Soule/Sol' would have been old enough to be useful in a printer's establishment about 1617-1619, perhaps helping with the printing of [brother?] Johannes Sol's book in 1616-1617, and then, with that experience under his belt, perhaps moving into William Brewster's household after April 1618.
Biography
He sailed in the Mayflower as one of two servants to Edward Winslow. The Winslow family from which Edward was descended lived in nearby Kempsey Parish and this early neighborhood association may explain the apprenticeship of George to the future Governor. George was probably in London when he joined Edward Winslow on the Mayflower voyage. Droitwich, the Winslow family home at the time, was a salt-mining community connected in a business way with the Salter's Company of London and thus the Winslow-Soule association was established.
George was the 35th signer of the Mayflower Compact (at Cape Cod in 1620). He sold his lands in Plymouth and moved to Duxbury before 1645, at which time he was Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth; he was also an original Proprietor of Bridgewater in 1645. George, Myles Standish and John Alden laid out the town of Duxbury and all are probably buried there.
George became a relatively well-to-do community leader, businessman and office holder. In 1668, he gave his land in Middleboro to his sons-in-law John Haskell and Francis Walker and their wives (his daughters) Patience and Elizabeth. When he died, his possessions included a gun, books, chest and chair, shears, trammel and wedge, bed and wearing clothes.
As often happens in families when property is concerned, his son John Soule was displeased with the amount of property willed to his sister Patience, and his displeasure came to the notice of his father for he delivered this caveat in a codicil to his Will:
Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoyment of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shall shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And she shalbe my sold executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes att Duxburrow, In Witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hande and seale.
There is a marker for George Soule at Duxbury which reads: "Nearby Rests George Soule, Pilgrim, A signer of The Mayflower Compact on Nov 11th 1620, who died in January 1679-80. Erected by Soule Kindred 1971." The Plymouth Genealogy Society isn't sure where he's buried but believes he was buried on his property. Being a founder of the town, he was given a place in the cemetery.
Mayflower: The English ship the Mayflower (a three-masted merchant ship that had originally been constructed for transporting wine). The 180-ton ship was about 12 years old. It was chartered by John Carver who had gone to London to make arrangements for the voyage to America. On Jul 22, 1620, Leiden Separatists, who had initiated the venture, sailed for Southhampton, with 35 of the congregation and their leaders, William Bradford and William Brewster aboard the 60-ton Speedwell. Both the Speedwell and Mayflower sailed from Southhampton on Aug 15, but were twice forced back by dangerous leaks in Speedwell. At the English port of Plymouth, some of Speedwell's passengers were regrouped on Mayflower and on Sep 16, 1620, the historic voyage began. The colonists had been granted territory in Virginia by the London Company, but probably headed for a planned destination near the mouth of the Hudson River. The Mayflower turned back, however, and dropped anchor at Provincetown. The Mayflower crew sighted land off Cape Cod on Nov 9, 1620 and first landfall was made Nov 11, 1620. It is often stated that there were 101 passengers on Mayflower. There were, however, exactly 104 including men, women and children. Of these, just 50 died within a year from the time they sailed from England, most of whom within a few months after their arrival at Plymouth. From the list of 104 passengers, 49 left descendants. Of the 49 who left descendants, 10 were wives, 9 were sons, and 6 were daughters of other passengers. Eliminating these 25 as duplicate ancestors, there remains 24 "heads of families." Of the 24 heads of families, however, there should also be eliminated those of William Mullins and John Tilley, because each left only a daughter, and each of these daughters married one of the other 24. From the remaining 22 are descended all persons who are now members of the various State Societies of Mayflower Descendants, and from no other persons with descent will be accepted. The 22 heads of families are: John Alden, Isaac Allerton, John Billington, William Bradford, William Brewster, Peter Brown, James Chilton, Francis Cook, Edward Doty, Francis Eaton, Edward Fuller, Stephen Hopkins, John Howland, Degory Priest, Thomas Rogers, Henry Samson, George Soule, Myles Standish, Richard Warren, William White and Edward Winslow.
Baptisim of George Soule on 9 February 1595 at Tingrith, Bedford, son of William.
George Soule came on the Mayflower as a servant to the Edward Winslow family, indicating he was under 25 years old at the time; however, he did sign the Mayflower Compact, suggesting he was over 21. This puts his birth year at around 1595-1599. This matches well with his apparent marriage date of around 1625 at Plymouth: by the May 1627 Division of Cattle, he was married to Mary, and they had had one son, Zachariah.
George Soule and family moved to Duxbury very early on, and he was a deputy to the Plymouth Court for a number of years beginning in 1642. He had volunteered for the Pequot War of 1637, but Plymouth's troops were not needed. He was on various committees, juries, and survey teams, during his life in Duxbury. In 1646, for example, he was appointed to the committee to deal with Duxbury's problem of the disorderly smoking of tobacco.
George Soule made out his will on 11 August 1677, and added a codicil to it on 20 September 1677. The codicil is quite interesting as it gives a little insight into a family squabble between son John and daughter Patience:
"If my son John Soule above-named or his heirs or assigns or any of them shall at any time disturb my daughter Patience or her heirs or assigns or any of them in peaceable possession or enjoyment of the lands I have given her at Nemasket alias Middleboro and recover the same from her or her heirs or assigns or any of them; that then my gift to my son John Soule shall be void; and that then my will is my daughter Patience shall have all my lands at Duxbury and she shall be my sole executrix of this my last will and testament and enter into my housing lands and meadows at Duxbury."
Last Will of George Soule:
In the Name of God Amen
I Gorge Soule senir of Duxberry in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England being aged and weake of body but of a sound mind and Memory praised be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following Imprimis I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God whoe Gave it and my body to be Decently buried in the place appointed for that use whensoever hee shall please to take mee hence; and for the Disposall of my outward estate which God of his Goodnes hath Given mee first I have and alreddy formerly by Deeds under my hand and seale Given unto my two sonnes Nathaniel: and Gorge All my lands in the Township of Dartmouth; Item I have formerly Given unto my Daughters Elizabeth and Patience all my lands in the Township of Middleberry Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughters Sussannah and Mary twelve pence a peece to be payed by my executer heerafter Named after my Decease; And forasmuch as my Eldest son John Soule and his family hath in my extreame old age and weaknes bin tender and carefull of mee and very healpfull to mee; and is likely soe to be while it shall please God to continew my life heer therfore I give and bequeath unto my said son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all my Goods And Chattles whatsoever Item I Nominate And appoint my son John Soule to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; and lastly I Doe heerby make Null and voyde all other and former wills and Testaments by mee att Any time made; and Declare this Instrument to be my last Will and Testament In Witnes wherof I the said Gorge Soule have heerunto sett my hand and seale this eleventh Day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven;
Gorge Soule and a seale
The above Named Gorge Soule Did signe seale and Deliver this Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament in the prsence of us
Nathaniell Thomas
The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas
Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further Declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoyment of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shall shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And she shalbe my sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes att Duxburrow, In Witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hande and seale;
Gorge Soule and A seal
The above Named George Soule Did Signe and seale to this addition in the prsence of us Nathaniel Thomas
The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Passengers/GeorgeSoule.php
GEORGE SOULE IN 17TH CENTURY RECORDS
George Soule : Mayflower passenger
"The names of those which came over first, in the year 1620, and were by the blessing of God the first beginners and in a sort the foundation of all the Plantations and Colonies in New England; and their families ... "Mr. Edward Winslow, Elizabeth his wife and two men-servants called George Soule and Elias Story; also a little girl was put to him called Ellen, the sister of Richard More." William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, ed. Samuel Eliot Morison (New York : Knopf, 1991), p. 441-3. George Soule : Signer of the Mayflower Compact
"I shall ... begin with a combination made by them before they came ashore ; being the first foundation of their government in this place. Occasioned partly by the discontented and mutinous speeches that some of the strangers amonst them had let fall from them in the ship: That when they came ashore they would use their own liberty, for none had power to command them, the patent they had being for Virginia and not for New England... And partly that such an act by them done, this their condition considered, might be as firm as any patent, and in some respects more sure. "The form was as followeth : IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken, for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, Covenant and Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620." William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, ed. Samuel Eliot Morison (New York : Knopf, 1991), p. 75-76. George Soule & the 1623 Division of Land
The 1623 Division of Land marked the end of the Pilgrims' earliest system of land held in common by all. Governor Bradford explains it in this way: "And so assigned to every family a parcel of land, according to the proportion of their number, or that end, only for present use (but made no division for inheritance) and ranged all boys and youth under some family. This had very good success, for it made all hands very industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been by any means the Governor or any other could use, and saved him a great deal of trouble, and gave far better content. The women now went willingly into the field, and took their little ones with them to set corn; which before would allege weakness and inability; whom to have compelled wold have been thought great tyranny and oppression." William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, ed. Samuel Eliot Morison (New York : Knopf, 1991), p. 120.
Plymouth Colony Records, Deeds, &c, Vol. I 1627-1651 is the oldest record book of the Plymouth settlement. It begins with the 1623 Division of Land, recorded in the handwriting of Governor William Bradford. George Soule's lands are among "The Falles of their grounds which came first over in the May Floure, according as thier lotes were case" and are described as "these lye on the South side of the brooke to the baywards." George Soule & the 1627 Division of Cattle
Plymouth Colony Records, Deeds, &c, Vol. I 1627-1651 also tells of the 1627 Division of Cattle: "At a publique court held the 22th of May it was concluded by the whole Companie, that the cattell wch were the Companies, to wit, the Cowes & the Goates should be equally devided to all the psonts of the same company... & so the lotts fell as followeth, thirteene psonts being pportioned to one lot... "The ninth lot fell to Richard Warren & his companie Joyned with (2) him his wife Elizabeth Warren (3) Nathaniell Warren (4) Joseph Warren (5) Mary Warren (6) Anna Warren (7) Sara Warren (8) Elizabeth Warren (9) Abigall Warren (10) John Billington (11) George Sowle (12) Mary Sowle (13) Zakariah Sowle. "To this lott fell one of the 4 black Heyfers that came in the Jacob caled the smooth horned Heyfer and two shee goats." George Soule : a 1626 "Purchaser"
In 1621, King James I authorized the Council for New England to plant and govern land in this area. This Council granted the Peirce Patent, confirming the Pilgrims' settlement and governance of Plymouth. Peirce and his associates, the merchant adventurers, were allotted 100 acres for each settler the Company transported. The Pilgrims had a contract with the Company stating all land and profits would accrue to the Company for 7 years at which time the assets would be divided among the shareholders. Most of the Pilgrims held some stock. The Pilgrims negotiated a more favorable contract with the Company in 1626. In 1627, 53 Plymouth freemen, known as "The Purchasers," agreed to buy out the Company over a period of years. In turn, 12 "Undertakers" (8 from Plymouth and 4 from London) agreed to pay off Plymouth's debts in return for trade benefits. George Soule in the Records of Plymouth
1633 : "The Names of the Freemen of the Incorporacon of Plymoth in New England, An: 1633 ... George Sowle" "Georg Sowle" was again listed as a Freeman in 1636-7, 1643, 1658 & 1670. Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 4, 52 ; Vol. 8, p. 174-5, 189, 198; and Vol. 5, p. 275.
25 March 1633 : "According to an order in Court held the 2d of January, in the seaventh yeare of the raigne of o'r soveraigne lord, Charles, by the grace of God King of Engl., Scotl., France, & Irel., defendor of the faith, &c, the psons heere under menconed were rated for publike use by the Gov'r, Mr Will Bradford ... to be brought in by each pson as they are heere under written, rated in corne at vi s[hillings] p bushell, at or before the last of November next ensuing ... George Sowle, 00 : 09 [shillings] : 00." George Soule was again "rated" 9 shillings in 1634. Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 9-10, 27.
1 July 1633 : "Orders about mowing of Grasse for the prnt Yeare, 1633 ... That George Sowle mow for a cow neere his dwelling howse." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 14-15.
14 March 1635-6 : "At a Generall Meeting the 14th of March, concerning the Hey Grownds for Plymoth & Duxburrough ... "That Manasseh Kempton & George Sowle haue theirs against the fence of the sd George, & against the fence of Thomas Little." In 1636-7, George Soule was again granted hay grounds, "To Georg Sowle, where he gott hey the last yeare." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 39-41, 56.
1636 [a law was passed requiring every man mark his cattle and record the mark] : "Georg Soale a peece cut out like a [cross] of the under side of the right eare downewarde." Records of the Town of Plymouth, Vol. 1, p. 1.
3 January 1636-7 : "Georg Soule complains agst Natha'll Thomas, in a plea of trespasse, to the damnag of fourty pounds. The jury found for the plt, the beasts to be restored to him, & gaue him xii d damnag, & costs of suite." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 7, p. 4.
2 May 1637 : "It was ordered by this Court, that a jury should be empanelled to set forth the heigh wayes about Plymouth Ducksborrow, and the Eele Riuer, wch was accordinge sumoned ... "The Verdict or Order of thabouesaid Jury, prformed by them the tenth Day of May, 1637, and deliuered by them into the Genall Court held the xij'th of July next after, and by the same confirmed in these words following, vizt : "... To the Eele Riuer, from Plymouth ... The heigh way from Thomas Clarks stille to passe betweene his house and his hoggs coate downe to George Soules, next the riur, and the said Georg to allow a sufficient way from thence ou the riuer by a bridge, and so to another heighway alowed for that neighbourhood; to the wch neighbourhood we allow a way from Mr Hopkins house downe to a p that leads to the fishing poynt..." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 58-60.
7 June 1637 : "It is concluded and enacted by the Court, that the colony of New Plymouth shall send forth ayd to assist them of Massachusetts Bay and Conectacutt in their warrs against the Pequin Indians, in reveng of the innocent blood of the English wch the sd Pequins haue barbarously shed, and refuse to giue satisfaccon for... "The Names of the Souldiers that willingly offer themselues to goe vpon the sd Service, wth Mr Prince & the Leiftent [William Holmes]. Voluntaries. Francis Clarke, Richard Church, Georg Soule ..." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 60.
4 December 1637 : "A garden place is graunted to Georg Soule, on Ducksborrow side, by Samuel Nashes, to lye to his ground at Powder Poynt." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 69.
7 May 1638 : "One acre of land is graunted to Georg Soule at the watering place, in lue of another acre wch was taken from him for other vse, puided it be so layd forth that it be least prjudiciall to the neighbourhood there; and also that pcell of Stony Marsh at Pouder Poynt, containeing two acres, be it moore lesse, compassed about wth the lotts of lands there graunted vnto him." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 83.
26 July 1638 : "The stock at this tyme was thus disposed ... "Mr. John Holmes sixe shares, Mr Thomas Hill foure shares, Ralph Wallen two shares, in the browne back cowe was at Georg Soules." Records of the Town of Plymouth, Vol. 1, p. 4.
1639 : "Memorand the xiij'th July 1639 That Georg Sowle doth acknowledge that for & in consideracon of one Steere Calfe to him payd & Deliuered by Robte Hicks of Plymouth hath freely and absolutely bargained and sould vnto the said Robte Hicks his heires & assignes all those his two acrees of lands lying at the lace called the watering place on the South side of the Towne of Plymouth and all his right title & interrest of and into the same wth all and singuler thapprtencs therevnto belonginge To haue and to hold the said two acrees of lands wth all and singule the apprtences therevnto belonging vnto the said Robte Hicks his heires & Assignes foreu to the onely pper vse and behoofe of him the said Robte Hicks his heires and assignes for euer." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 12, pg. 45.
5 May 1640 : "John Winslow, Nicholas Snowe, Nehemiah Smythe, Georg Soule, Josuah Pratt - are appoynted to view all the meddowes at Greens Harbour, wch are not graunted forth, & to measure them, and to make report thereof the next Court." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 151.
2 November 1640 : "George Soule is graunted the meddow he desires against Mr Princes lands at Greens Harbour, if in case Mr Howland do not exchaung fiue acres wth Mr Bradford, and Mr Bradford take his further of to fitt him wthall, or make exchaung wth Mr Burne & Mrs Fuller, whereby he may be furnished." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, pg. 165.
7 December 1641 : "Georg Bonum & Thom Clark compl agst James Luxford, in an action of trespasse vpon the case, to the dam of x li debts. [Good] Attached. "In the hands of Joseph Greene 00 [pounds] : 12 [shillings] : 01 [pence]. In the hands of Thom Morton 00 : 15 : 01. In the hands of George Soule 2 : 6 : 11" Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 7, pg. 27.
27 September 1642 : "This Court was occationed by the Indians to puide forces against them for an offensiue & defensiue warr; and though all the inhits were warned, yet they appeared by their seuall deputies, as they had liberty to doe ... "For Duxborrow, Capt. Miles Standish, Mr John Alden, Johathan Brewster, Mr Comfort Starr, Mr Wm Wetherrell, Willm Basset, Christopher Waddesworth, Georg Soule." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 2, pg. 45-6.
7 March 1642-3 : "Constables for eich Towne ... "Duxborrow, - Thom Bonney constable. Loue Brewster & Georg Soule, grand jury men." George Soule was sworn in as a member of "The Grand Inquest" on 6 June 1643. Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 2, pg. 53, 56.
4 June 1645 : "Whereas Jonathan Brewster desireth a pcell of land at Namassacheesett, wch Mr Collyer, Mr Alden, & Georg Soule are appoynted to view and make report thereof unto the Court; and as the Court shall approve, it so to be graunted unto him... The inhabitants of the towne of Duxborrow are graunted a competent pporcion of lands about Saughtuckquett, towards the west, for a plantacion for them, and to have it foure miles every way from the place where they shall sett up their center (pvided it entrench not upon Winnetuckquett, formly graunted to Plymouth,) and have nominated Captaine Miles Standish, Mr John Alden, George Soul, Constant Southworth, Joseph Rogers, and Willm Brett to be feoffees in trust for the equall devideing and laying forth of the said lands to their inhabitants." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 2, pg. 88.
28 October 1645 : "The Names of the Comittees this Court ... Duxborrow [:] Mr John Alden, George Soule." Again on 3 March 1645-6 : "The comittees of the seuall townes : ... Duxborrow, [:] Mr John Alden, Georg Soule." 7 July 1646 : "The comittees of the seuall towneshipps : ... Duxborrow [:] Mr John Alden, George Soule." 4 June 1650 : "The comitties of the seuerall Townes that serued at this Court ... Duxbery [:] Gorg Soule, Constant Southworth." 5 June 1651 : "Comitties of the seuerall Townshipes ... Duxber [:] Gorge Soule, Constant Southworth." 7 June 1653 : "The Deputies of the seuerall Townes ... Duxburrow [:] Gorg Soule, Constant Southworth." 6 June 1654 : "The Names of the Deputies of the seuerall Townshipps. Mr. John Howland, Mr John Winslow, John Dunham, Senir, John Cooke, Gorge Soule, ... [et al]" Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 2, pg. 94-5, 104, 154, 167 and Vol. 3, p. 31, 49.
20 October 1646 : "Antony Thacher and George Sole were chosen a comittee to draw vp an order concerning disorderly drinking of tobacco." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 2, pg. 108.
1 June 1647 :"Capt Miles Standish, compl, agst Gilbert Brookes, in an accon of trespas vpon the case; dam v li. The jury found for ye defend 2 d dam, & charge of ye Courte. "Thomas Prence, gent, compl, agst Edward Holeman & Nicolas Hodges, def: Accon, trespass vpon ye case; dam 40 s. The jury found for the plaint. his peece & locke made good by ye defend, & cost of Court, and iudgmt therevpon was graunted. "The Petty Jury for these Trialls. John Finney, Rich Sparrow, Robte Wickson, Sam Nash, George Soule, [et al], jur. sworne." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 2, pg. 116-7.
5 June 1650 : "Att the Generall Court of freemen holden the fifte of June 1650 ... "Wheras a Comittie was Chosen by the court viz Mr Tho: Prence Mr Willam Collyare Mr Tho: Dimacke Mr James Cudworth Mr Josiah Winslow John Dunham sei. Gorg Soule and Constant Southworth to Consider of the pprosition propounded by the comitties at the last october Court concerning the Maior pt of the court to order the aiornments and desolutions of the generall Courts and the making and Repealling of lawes they the said Comittie declared theire minds to bee that things in respect of the aforsaid perticular doe Rest vnalltered as they are... "Wheras A Comittee was chosen viz: Mr Tho: Prence Mr Willam Collyare Mr Tho: Dimmacke Mr James Cudworth Mr Josias Winslow John Dunham senir. Gorge Soule and Constant Southworth to consider of the proposition propounded by the deputies att the Court held in October 1650 concerning the major pte of the Courts to order the adjurnments and desolutions of the generall Courts and the makeing and repealing of lawes they the said Comittee declared theire minds to bee that matters in the aforsaid respects to rest vnaltered as they were and that for the future as formerly in the makeing and repealing of lawes and adjournment of Courts wherin Comittes are requisite the majestrates and deputies bee considered as one body." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 11, pg. 56, 79.
26 September 1651 : "An Inventory of all and singulare the goods and Chattels of Willam Thomas gent: of the Towne of Marshfeild late Deceased taken the 26th Day of September Anno Dom 1651 ... Gorg Soule, Josias Winslowe. "At the Request of Captaine Nathaniell Thomas Wee Gorge Soule and Josias Winslow have according to our best widsom and Descrecion vallued the goods and Chattels above expressed but soe it is that the said Deceased in his life time Did lend to Divers of his Naighbors; and other Divers pticulars which are not Returned as yet; which are Included in the Inventory and vallued by us from his Informacion" Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 10, p. 163-4.
January 1652-3 : "These prsents Witnesseth That George Soule of Duxburrow hath covenanted with Mr John Winslow of Plymouth That ; Mary Soule his Daughter shall Dwell abide and continew with him the said Mr John Winslow the full tearme of seaven yeares begining from the first day of this prsent month called January and from the said Day fully and compleatly to bee ended; And in case the said Mary Soule Doe not change her condicon by marriage shee is to Dwell and abide with him the full tearme of eight years begining from the first of this prsent month as aforsaid and from thence fully to bee ended." Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 1, p. 214.
7 March 1653-4 : "The deputies of each towne appeering, according to the summons directed to each towne for that purpose, the occation of sending for them was declared, viz : that wheras a letter hath been somtime sence receiued from the Generall Court of the Massachusetts conserning the confedderacon of the Vnited Collonies, wherunto an answare was required to bee made, accordingly the Court framed an answare, and ordered that in theire name it should bee sent with the first conveniency. "The names of the deputies that appeered and acted in the abouesaid occations were thus following : - Mr John Howland, Mr John Winslow, Leift Thomas Southworth, John Cooke, Gorg Soule, [et al]..." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 3, pg. 43-44.
7 March 1653-4 : "Att this Court, Kanelme Winslow complained against John Soule for speakeing falsly of and scandalicing his daughter in carying diuers falce reports betwixt Josias Standish and her; the which complaint, att the request of Gorge Soule, father of the said John Soule, was refered vntill another Court, to bee tryed by a jury of twelue of his equalls." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 3, pg. 46-7.
3 June 1656 : "Att this Court, a jury was appointed to giue meeting to Mr John Alden, Assistant, on the 18th day of this psent June, att the house of Mr Arther Howland, att the South Riuer, by the said Mr Alden to bee impanneled to lay outt or deuide the lands of the said Arther Howland and Tho Chillingsworth, deceased, according to theire best euidence. "Theire names are as followeth : - Mr. Anthony Eams, Tho Bird, Josepth Andrews, Leiftenant Torry, Ensigne Williams, Serjeant Johnson, Christopher Wadsworth, Gorg Soule, [et al]" Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 3, pg. 102.
4 May 1658 : "Mr. Kanelme Winslow, Anthony Snow, and Timothy Williamson are requested and deputed by the Court with all convenient speed to lay out a pcell of meddow, being fiue acres graunted vnto Gorge Soule according to the graunt vpon record." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 3, pg. 134.
1 June 1658 : "Gorge Soule, Constant Southworth, and Phillip Delanoe are appointed by the Court to sett the range betwixt Mr Bournes and Anthony Snowes lands att Marshfeild, to run the line on the same point of the compase that Mr Bournes range now runes to the South Riuer; and what they aformencioned appointed shall doe therein shall stand feirme for the future." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 3, pg. 138-9.
1660 [Purchase of Dartmouth] : "Att a generall meeting of the Purchasers att Plymouth the seaventh of march 1652 It was ordered and fully agreed unto and Concluded by the whole that all that Tract and tracts of lands lying from the Purchassers bounds on the west side of coughcusse to a river called Accusshaneck and three miles to the Eastwards of the same; with all Ilands meddows woods waters rivers Creekes and all appurtenances therunto belonging Should bee given to those whose names are heerunder written Containing thirty four shares and was then given alloted Assigned and sett over to them by the whole to have and to hold to them and their heires and Assignes for ever ; to Devide and Dispose of the same as theys hould see good; and they are to Satisfy the Indians for the Purchase therof and to beare all other Due Charges that shall any way arise about the same According to their severall proportions "William Bradford a moyety, Captaine Standish ... Gorge Soule ... [et al] "Wheras these Purchasers whoe by agreement of the whole had theire proportions of Purchase land falling unto them in the places above mencioned whoe by agreement had theire severall names entered into a list (together with some other old Comers) under the hand of the honored Govr: late Deceased they Did Desire that the list of theire Names might bee recorded; but the above written originall list of Names and the agreement Could not bee found in some yeares ; soe that it was Judged lost These purchasers notwithstanding still Desiring that what was theire right might bee recorded; wherupon order was given by the aforsaid Govr that it might bee Done ... "The names of those whoe by order of the Purchasers mett att Plymouth the seaventh Day of march 1652 whoe by Joynt consent and agreement of the said purchasers are to have theire prtes shares or proportions att the place or places commonly called and knowne by the names of Acushena alias acquessent which entereth in att the westeren end of Neckatay and to Coaksett alias acoakius and places adjacent ... The said Tract or tract[s] of Land soe bounded as abovesaid which is purchased of the Indians which were the right propriators therof; as appeers by a Deed under their hands with all the mershes meddows rivers waters woods Timber; and all other profitts privilidges emunities comodities and appurtenances belonging to the said Tract or Tracts above expressed or any prte or prcell therof to belonge unto the prties whose names are underwritten (whoe are in number thirty four whole prtes or share and noe more) to them and their heires and assignes for ever ... "Mr. Willam Bradford one whole prte or share, capt: Standish one whole prte or share, ... Gorge Soule one whole share..." Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 4, p. 185-188.
3 March 1662-3 : "Richard Church and John Tompson complained against Capt Thomas Willett, in an action of the case, to the damage of twenty four pounds, for non pforming an agreement, according to couenants, about the meeting house att Plymouth. "Find for the defendant the cost of the suite... "The names of the jury that tryed the action betwixt Richard Church and John Tompson, plaintiffes, and Capt Willett, defendant, are as followeth : John Bourne, Gorge Soule, James Walker, Barnabar Laythorp, Josepth Beedle, Henery Sampson, Benjamine Nye, Resolued White, Francis Crooker, John Whiston, Stephen Winge, John Wadsworth, sworne." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 7, pg. 105-6, 108.
1664 : "The severall lots layed forth and bounded lying and being upon Pochade necke neare unto Namassakett graunted unto severall psons afternamed are as followeth ... "Gorge Soule, 21 Lott is bounded with two red oakes marked ... " Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 34, p. 80-82.
5 June 1665: "We whose names are below written, were empaneled upon a Jury for the laying forth of a sufficient footway through the land of Moses Simons and Samuel Chandler, the which we have done according to our best discretion, and bounded it as follows, that is to say, from the east side of the land of Samuel Chandler, unto the west side of the land of Moses Simons, marked out as follows, with six small saplings in the land of Samuel chandler, and so unto four dry stakes in the land of Moses Simons, and so unto five green stakes, which reach the other way. George Sole Sen., Phillip Dellano Sen., Experience Michill, Edman Weston, Francis West, Abraham Samson, William Clarke, Henry Samson, Rogen Glass, Joseph Prior, Samuel Hunt, John Sprague." Records of the Town of Duxbury 1642-1770, p. 10-11.
5 March 1667-8 : "Att this Court, Nathaniel Soule, being sumoned, appeered to answare for his abusing of Mr John Holmes, teacher of the church of Christ att Duxburrow, by many false, scandulous, and approbriouse speeches, as appeered to the Court by many testimonies, for which hee was centanced by the Court to make a publicke acknowlidgment therof att this psent Court, and to find surties for his good behauior, and to be sett in the stockes duering the pleasure of the Court; att the earnest request of the said Mr Holmes, the latter pte of the centance was remitted; the two former ptes therof were pformed as followeth ... "Nathaniel Soule acknowlidgeth to owe vnto our sou lord the Kinge the sume of 20 [pounds] : 00 : 00. Gorge Soule, Senir, the sume of 10 [pounds] : 00 :00. John Soule, the sume of 10 [pounds] : 00 :00. " Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 4, pg. 179.
6 March 1667-8 : "The last Will and Testament of Mr John Barnes of Plymouth in New England late Deceased; exhibited to the court held att Plymouth the 29th of October anno Dom 1671 on the oathes of Mr Samuell Saberry and Samuell hunt as followeth ... "Signed and sealed In ye prsence of George Soule Senr: Saml: Seabury samuell hunt" Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 4, p. 98-100.
23 July 1668 : " I Gorge Soule senir of Duxburrow ... plantor; Doe by and with the Consent of Mary my wife give ... unto Francis Walker husband to my Daughter Elizabeth halfe my whole share of lands att Namassakett both upland and meddow land for quantity and quallitie; and wheras there is three Devisions of Land alreddy : viz: a hundred acrees and twenty five acrees and twenty acrees; The said Francis shall have the lower halfe of the hundred acree lott next towards the meddow and the twenty acree lott with halfe of all the rest yett to be Devided both upland and meddow "The witnesses were Samuel Nash and Jonathan Alden. " This deed was acknowlidged this twenty fourth of the fift month 1668 before mee John Alden Assistant. " Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 27, p. 39-40.
26 January 1668-9 : " Gorge Soule of Duxburrow ... for and in Consideration of the love and naturall affection; and for other valluable causes and Considerations ... Doth give ... unto Patience haskall his true and Naturall Daughter: and unto John haskall her husband; all that his halfe share of land at Namassakett both upland and meddow land ... haveing given the other halfe share formerly unto Francis Walker ... and if the said Patience shall Die before her husband John haskall and have noe Child ... then the abovesaid halfe share of lands shalbe the proper Inheritance of the abovesaid John haskall ... but if the abovesaid Patience shall survive her husband John haskall and have noe Child by him ... then the whole half share of land to belong unto the abovesaid Patience her heires and assignes "The witnesses were Samuel Nash and David Alden. " This Deed was acknowlidged the twenty sixt of the eleventh month 1668 by Gorge Soule senir before mee John Aldin Assistant. " Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 27, p. 40.
12 March 1668-9 : " Duxburro 12th 1 mo 1668 ... I George Soul of Duxburro ... husbandman do give ... all my right title & Interest In a percell of land lying att Namascutt viz The moyety or half part of all my sd Lands meado Swamps &c unto my Daughter Elizabeth Wife unto Francis Walker To her And her heirs for Ever ... I do farther ... give unto my sd Daughter the moyety or half part of all my purchase or purchasess lying And being as before Expresst In yet place Comonly Called Namascutt I do further give And grant unto my sd Daughter all the privilidges That may or Shall arise on ye sd Lands &c ... further I do declare This To be my Will as To Deed of Gift As tho it were more fully Exprest yet looking on this As a sufficient deed unto her And her heirs for Ever and further These may declare That my Wife Mary Soul doth also give up all her iInterest In That half part unto my sd Daughter Elizabeth. "The deed was signed by George Soule only. It was witnessed by Samuel Seabury and Rudolphus Thacher, but was not acknowledged." Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 27, p. 40-41.
27 October 1674 : "Gorge Soule, of Duxburrow, complained against John Peterson, of Duxborrow, aforsaid, in an action of the case, to the damage of an hundred pounds, for better cecuritie for the payment of a debt of six pounds seauen shillingssss and thripence due, to haue bin payed the first day of Nouember last, as appeers by a bill bearing date the thirtieth day of July, in the yeare of our Lord 1672; as alsoe for the payment of sixty three pounds twelue shillings and ninepence due, heerafter to be payed att seuerall payments, as by seuerall bills of the aforsaid date appeereth, which said sume of seauenty pounds, being behind and vnpayed, is pte of the sume of eighty pounds contracted to be payed by the said John Peterson to the said Gorge Soule, for the purchase of a certaine tract of land lying in Powder Point, in Duxburrow, aforsaid, att the time of the said purchase of the lands of and in the occupation of the said Gorge Soule, and now in the occupation of the said John Peterson and the said Gorge Soule. "The jury find for the defendant the cost of the suite." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 7, pg. 193. George Soule : 1650
"And seeing it hath pleased Him to give me [William Bradford] to see thirty years completed since these beginnings, and that the great works of His providence are to be observed, I have thought it not unworthy my pains to take a view of the decreasings and increasings of these persons and such changes as hath passed over them and theirs in this thirty years... "One of his [Edward Winslow's] servants died, as also the little girl, soon after the ship's arrival. But his man, George Soule, is still living and hath eight children." William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, ed. Samuel Eliot Morison (New York : Knopf, 1991), p. 443-7. George Soule's wife, Mary
1 March 1658-9 : "John Smith, Junir, of Plymouth, Goodwife Howland, the wife of Henery Howland, Zoeth Howland and his wife, John Soule and Goodwife Soule, the wife of Gorge Soule, of Duxburrow, Arthur Howland and his wife, of Marshfeild, Mis Cudworth, Goodwife Coleman, Willam Parker, and his wife, of Scituate, haueing bine prsented for frequently absenting themselues from the publicke worship of God, were sentanced by the Court to pay, according to order of Court, each ten shillings, to the collonies vse." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 8, pg. 95.
The inventory of the goods of George Soule, deceased 1679
Note: inventories are valued in pounds (L), shillings (s) and pence (d). There were 12 pence (or pennies) to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound.
Item Dwelling house orchyard Barne and upland praised at 20 00 00 Item Meddow Land 05 10 00 Item bed and beding and wearin Clothes 10 00 00 Item a Gun 00 15 00 Item bookes 01 00 00 Item a Chest and Chaire 00 05 00 Item 2 paire of Sheers a tramell and wedge 00 06 00 Item to other old lumber 00 03 00 Item by Debts Due to the estate 03 00 00
40 19 00
An Acompt of Debt Due unto John Soule to be payed out of his fathers estate
Anno: 1674 Impr for plowing in one bushell of wheat & one bushell of pease 00 06 00 for reaping Rye and pease 00 7 00 Item one Day plowing Greensword 00 05 00 Item for plowing in weeding 00 02 00 Item 2 Dayes and an half plowing in of Rye 00 08 06 Item to Willam Clarke 00 00 09 1675 Item for one Day plowing in of pease & two Days Reaping of Rye 00 07 06 Item 1 locke for a Barne Dore 00 01 06 Item for Goods taken up att Edmun Mufords att Boston viz: 4 yards 1'2 Carsey 19 01 Item for 7 yards of penistone 2 s 09 d pr yard 00 19 03 Item for 10 yards of Canves att 1 s 6 d pr yard 00 15 00 Item for buttons and silke 00 01 10 Item for blew linnine 00 02 02 Item for thred browne Coullered 00 02 08 Item for four yards of Red Cotton att 2 s 6 d pr yard 00 10 00 Item for three hundred of shooe Nailes 00 01 00 Item payed to Mr Mumford upon the old accoumpt 00 08 09 1676 for Drawing 13 load of Brush and hedging about a feild 00 05 00 Item for plowing in of pease and wheat 2 Dayes 00 08 00 Item for Makeing a prteing fence between the orchyard 00 08 00 Item for makeing stone wall about the orchyard 02 00 00 Item for 12 yards of teicking of William Vobes 01 10 00 Item for 20 yards of Canvis att 1 s 9 d pr yard 01 15 00 Item for Dowlis of Mr hetman 7 yards att 2 s 3 d pr yard 00 18 00 Item for eight yards of Osenbrigg of mr Thomas att 1 s 2 d pr yard 00 09 04 Item for serge for a paire of briches 00 10 00 Item for one paire of sheets 00 10 00 Item for Diett and tendance since my mother died which was three yeer the Last December except some smale time my sister Patience Dressed his victualls 01 00 00 Item for funerall charges 01 00 00
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George Soule Sr
Born about 1601 [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Mary (Bucket) Soule — married about 1626 in Plymouth Colony, New England
Father of Zachariah Soule, John Soule Sr, Nathaniel Soule Sr, George Soule Jr, Mary (Soule) Peterson, Susannah (Soule) West, Elizabeth (Soule) Walker, Patience (Soule) Haskell and Benjamin Soule
Died before 22 Jan 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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Origins
Disproved: A promising record, the baptism of a George Soule, son of William, on 9 February 1595 at Tingrith, Bedford, along with other Soule families, using the name George, found in Sudbury, Suffolk, and Flitwick, Bedford, was disproved, through DNA. This recent testing has proven that the above families centered around Tingrith, Flitwick and Stotford, Bedfordshire, were not the same family as George, the Mayflower passenger.[1]
Recent research suggests that George was probably born in Haarlem, Holland, about 1601, the son of Jan/John Sol/Sols/Solis/Soltz and wife Mayken/Mary (Labus/Labis). Jan and Mayken were Protestant refugees who were married at Austin Friars, London, England, 30 Aug 1586. They had seven children baptized in Haarlem, Holland, between 1590 and 1599.[2]
More information on the search for George's Ancestors is available at the Soule Kindred Website.
Biography
George Soule joined, probably in Leiden, a company of adventurers off to the New World. He was apparently associated as a printer's helper with Brewer, Brewster and Winslow. While his status is often given as a "servant" to relatively wealthy Pilgrim Edward Winslow, it would appear George and George's older brother Johannes were involved with Brewster and Winslow in the printing of "Perth Assembly" as Johannes died in a fire while boiling printing varnish [on a Sabbath! Tsk! Tsk!], probably in early 1619. Bradford and Brewster made out that the passengers on the Mayflower were all "poor English farmers"....as part of the deception designed to hide in plain sight the printer's crew from Leiden. Thus George, who was of an age to be a servant or apprentice, was placed with the printer he already knew: Winslow. The cover story indeed fit the visible situation. If someone can find an apprenticeship document, it would be a great gift as such document should name the apprentice's father! George was also given an 'English' spelling of his surname: from Sol to Sowle. Brewster used his patronymic name, William Williamson, to get out of Leiden in 1619 and onto the Mayflower. References to Master Williamson are documented in 1620 and only change back to "Bruster" in 1624 [when the King was sick and dying]. It would not do for the English harbormaster in 1620 to get any idea that there were Dutch persons onboard!! He might alert the King's men who were searching for Brewster and his printing crew!![3]
Shortly after the arrival of the Mayflower in New England, George and forty other men signed the Mayflower Compact, 11 Nov 1620.[4]
George Soule received one acre of land, as a Mayflower passenger in the 1623 Plymouth land division, used as an incentive to produce more crops. His future wife Marie Buckett, passenger on the Anne, also received an acre.[5]
Between the 1623 land division and the 1627 cattle division, George married Mary Buckett.
In 1627, the communal cattle was divided. George, his wife Mary, and son, Zachariah, were part of Richard Warren's group that were given a black heifer, known as the smooth horned heifer, that had arrived in the Jacob, and two she goats.[5]
A freeman was given the right to vote on town and colony matters. George Soule's name was on the first list of freeman in Plymouth, 1 Jan 1632/3, and on a list 7 Mar 1636/7. Subsequently, his name was in the Duxbury sections of the 1639, 1658 and 29 May 1670 lists of Plymouth Colony freemen.[6]
He was one of the forty-two "voluntaries" raised to fight the Pequot Indians on 7 June 1637,[7] "but when they were ready to march ... they had word to stay; for the enemy was as good as vanquished and there would be no need."[8]
Duxbury, Massachusetts, was part of Plymouth Colony. Officially it became a separate town in 1637. George was one of the first settlers along with notable people Myles Standish, William Brewster, and John Alden.
13 July 1639, George Sowle sold 2 acres of land in Plymouth to Robert Hicks for one steer calf.[9]
George Soule became a relatively well-to-do leader, business man and office holder in Plymouth Colony. As early as July 1627, George Soule was one of a group of 58 "Purchasers or Old Comers" who assumed Plymouth Colony's debt to "The Adventurers," the promoters and captalists who financed the voyage of the Mayflower and other early ventures and expenses of the colony. In return, the group received profitable trading concessions in Maine, at Cape Ann, on Buzzard's Bay, and subsequently on the Connecticut River. The General Court voted 5 March 1639/40 to pay these "Purchasers or Old Comers" for the surrender of their patent. Land records show that he acquired extensive holdings in Duxbury, Dartmouth, Middleboro, Marshfield and Bridgewater, but resided only in Plymouth and Duxbury (or "Ducksburrow" as it was called originally).
George Soule was a solid and responsible citizen of Plymouth Colony and Duxbury. He was appointed Deputy (from Duxburrow) to the Plymouth Colony Court on 27 Sept 1642 (special deputy in case of war with the Indians), and several other times between then and 6 June 1654.[10] George also served: Grand jury 7 March 1642/3, 6 June 1643;[11] Jury 3 June 1656, 3 March 1662/3;[12] Petit jury 1 June 1647;[13] 4 June 1645. George and others viewed a lot to be laid out to Jonathan Brewster. Later that year, a group of men including George were nominated to equally divide and lay out a new grant of land in "Saughtuckquett."[14] He was on a committee to draw an order concerning the disorderly drinking of tobacco 20 Oct 1646.[15] and many other committees
George deeded land to his children before his death. Most of the deeds also mention wife Mary as giver or with her consent : To Nathaniel 22 jan 1658 (acknowledged 3 July 1672)[16] To George Soule Jr. 17 July 1668, acknowledged by George and wife Mary.[17] To Francis Walker, husband to his daughter Elizabeth, on 23 July 1668, land at Namassakett, with consent of his wife Mary. [18] To Patience Haskall, his daughter, and her husband John Haskall land at Namassakett, 26 Jan 1668 [1668/9].[19] 12 Mar 1668/9 George to Elizabeth wife of Francis Walker (wife mary relinquishing her dower rights. George and Mary, 30 July 1672, sold for 80 pounds to John Paterson, Taylor, husband of his daughter Mary, land at Powderpoint in Duxborrow. This deed also mentions sons John and Zachariah[20] 20 Dec 1667 George sold land in Bridgewater to Philip Bill, who had sold the land to his brother James Bill, who had sold it to NIcholas Byram.[21] Death
George died before his inventory was taken 22 Jan 1679. His resting place is not known but a memorial stone was erected by the Soule Kindred in 1971 at the Miles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, showing the death in Jan 1679/80.
Last Will & Testament Summary
Dated: 11 Aug 1677 Duxberry, Collonie of New Plymouth[22] Codicil: 20 Sep 1677[22] Inventory: 22 Jan 1679 [O.S]; 1 Feb 1680 [N.S.][22] Valued at £40. 19. 0. Note the newest edition (2015) of Mayflower Families in Progress incorrectly lists the inventory 22 Jan 1678/79, but still cites the Mayflower Descendant 2:81-84 (1900) which says 1680 new style ie. 1679/80 Proven: 5 March 1679/80[23][24][25] Mentions: previous deeds of land given to sons Nicholas and George and daughters Elizabeth and Patience; 12 pence a piece to daughters Susannah and Mary; and to eldest son John everything else, making him executor. The codicil is interesting. It states that if John or his heirs should "disturb" Patience, then John is no longer executor and everything he has from the estate is to be given to Patience. Will of George Soule 11 August 1677
In the Name of God Amen I Gorge Soule senir of Duxberry in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England being aged and weake of body but of a sound mind and Memory praised be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following Imprimis I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God whoe Gave it and my body to be Decently buried in the place appointed for that use whensoever hee shall please to take mee hence and for the Disposall of my outward estate which God of his Goodnes hath Given mee first I have and alreddy formerly by Deeds under my hand and seale Given unto my two sonnes Nathaniel: and Gorge All my lands in the Township of Dartmouth; Item I have formerly Given unto my Daughters Elizabeth and Patience all my lands in the Township of Middleberry Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughters Sussannah and Mary twelve pence a peece to be payed by my executer heerafter Named after my Decease; And forasmuch as my Eldest son John Soule and his family hath in my extreame old age and weaknes bin tender and carefull of mee and very healpfull to mee; and is likely soe to be while it shall please God to continew my life heer therfore I give and bequeath unto my said son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all my Goods And Chattles whatsoever Item I Nominate And appoint my son John Soule to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; and lastly I Doe heerby make Null and voyde all other and former wills and Testaments by mee att Any time made; and Declare this Instrument to be my last Will and Testament In Witnes wherof I the said Gorge Soule have heerunto sett my hand and seale this eleventh Day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven; Gorge Soule and a seale The above Named Gorge Soule Did signe seale and Deliver this Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament in the prsence of us Nathaniell Thomas The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further Declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoyment of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shall shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And she shalbe my sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes att Duxburrow, In Witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hande and seale; Gorge Soule and A seal The above Named George Soule Did Signe and seale to this addition in the prsence of us Nathaniel Thomas The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas Source: Will Book 4:1:50 followed by his inventory of p. 51.[25] Children
The children of George Soule:[2]
Zachariah, b. bef. 22 May 1627 (division of cattle), m. Margaret Unknown; John, b abt 1632; Nathaniel, b abt 1637; George, b. abt 1639, m. Deborah; Susanna, b. abt 1642, m. Francis West; Mary, b. abt 1644; Elizabeth, b. abt 1646; Patience Soule, b. abt 1648; Benjamin, b. abt 1651, killed during King Philip's War. Sources
↑ "Caleb Johnson Updates us on George Soule Research Efforts" Soule Kindred Newsletter, Fall 2017, Vol. LI No. 3. ↑ 2.0 2.1 George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. Originally compiled by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry. Revised by Louise Walsh Throop. Mayflower Families in Progress. Seventh Edition. Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015. ↑ [see Mayflower Descendant 66(1):14-22 (Winter 2018)] ↑ Morton, Nathaniel. New England's memorial. (Boston: Congregational board of publication, 1855) Originally published 1669.p. 26 Note: The original compact is gone. Morton furnished the earliest known list 1669 facsimile, ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pulsifer, David (editor). Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, in New England: Deeds, &c., 1620-1651. Book of Indian records for their lands. Vol 12 of series. (Boston: Press of William White, 1861. 1623 George p. 4, 1623 Marie p. 6, 1627 p. 12 ↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet; Pulsifer, David; New Plymouth Colony; Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England (New York : AMS Press, 1855) Vol 1:4, 52, Vol 5, 275, Vol 8: 175, 198 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records Vol 1. p. 61 ↑ Morton, Nathaniel. New England's Memorial (Congregational Board of Publication, Boston, 1855) p. 127 1855 Edition originally published 1669. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records Deeds &c. Vol 12 p. 45 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records Vol 2 p 46, Vol 3 pp 31, 44, 49, 94, 95, 104, 154, 167. ↑ Plymouth Colony Records Vol. 2: 53, 56 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records Vol 3: 102, 7:108 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records 2:117 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, Vol 3. p. 88 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records 2:108 ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1651-1681 vol 2-4 > image 376 of 677; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. p. 245 ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1651-1681 vol 2-4 > image 306 of 677; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1651-1681 vol 2-4 > image 307 of 677; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986,"images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1651-1681 vol 2-4 > image 321 of 677; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1651-1681 vol 2-4 > image 375 of 677; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1651-1681 vol 2-4 > image 299 of 677; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "The Will and Inventory of George Soule."Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Vol 2:81-84 Link at AmericanAncestors ($) ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004). p. 434 ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995.) p. 1706 Link at AmericanAncestors ($) ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch] : 20 May 2014), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 504 of 616; State Archives, Boston. This is the clerk's copy. See also:
Find A Grave: Memorial #5728447 Plymouth Colony Records: Vol. 1 (1855) Court Orders 1633-1640 Vol. 5 (1856) Court Orders 1668-1678 Vol. 8 (1857) Judicial Acts 1636-1692 Wikipedia article on George Soule. Shirley Amacher Robinson (Researcher) 1002 South Brown Street, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858. Anne Borden Harding, "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Three, George Soule", Gen Soc of Mayflower Descendants, 1980. G.T. Ridlon Sr, "History, Biography and Genealogy of the Families Named Sole, Solly, Soule, Sowle, Soulis", Journal Press, Lewiston ME, 1926, Pg. 183-91. Waldo Chamberlain Sprague, "The Dartmouth Branch of the Soule Family", The American Genealogist v38. [[Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England; printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by New Plymouth Colony, by Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff and David Pulsifer Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol 1 Court Orders 1633-1640 , Pg. 4, 10, 15, 27, 41, 45, 52, 56, 59-60, 69, 83, 165 Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol 2 Court Orders 1641-1651 , Pg. 46, 94-95, 104, 117, 154, 167 Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol 3 Court Orders 1651-1661 , Pg. 31, 44, 47, 49, 123, 134, 138, 245 Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol. 4 Court Orders 1661-1668, p. 179 Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol 5 Court Orders 1668-1678 , Pg. 60, 91, 275 Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol. 6 Court Orders 1678-1691 p. 15 Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol. 7, Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689 (Vital records and burials; Treasury accounts, and Lists of freemen and others) Pg. 95, 174, 175, 189, 198 & Vol 8, Pg. 4, 27, 108, 193 Plymouth Colony Court Records Vol 11 Laws 1623-1682 , Pg. 56, 79, 155 & Vol. 12, Pg. 4, 12, 45, 81, 178 Roser, Mayflower Deeds and Probates (1994) Pg. 406 Soule Kindred in America Research Link Mayflower 400 Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1856) p. 447 Mr Edward Winslow; Elizabeth, his wife; & 2. men servants, caled Georg Sowle and Elias Story; also a litle girle was put to him, caled Ellen, the sister of Richard More." p. 451 "... Georg Sowle, is still living, and hath 8. childrñ." Bradford, William, 1590-1657. Of Plimoth Plantation: manuscript, 1630-1650. State Library of Massachusetts "List of Mayflower Passengers." In Bradford's Hand.
GEORGE SOULE
George Soule came to Plymouth on the Mayflower as a servant of Edward Winslow.
George Soule married after the voyage to Plymouth. His wife was named Mary. By the time of the Division of Cattle in 1627, they had one son Zachariah. Mary Soule is probably Mary Buckett, who is listed in the 1623 Division of Land. George and Mary Soule had 9 children. Children of George Soule and birth years: Zachariah Soule (22 May 1627) John Soule (about 1632) Nathaniel Soule (about 1637) George Soule (about 1639) Susanna Soule (West) (about 1642) Mary Soule (Peterson) (about 1644) Elizabeth Soule (Walker) (about 1648) Patience Soule (Haskell) (about 1648) Benjamin Soule (about 1651)
George Soule moved to Duxbury and acquired considerable property. He was a volunteer in the Pequot War and served as a deputy for Duxbury and as a member of numerous town committees.
George Soule died in 1679. Burial: Miles Standish Burial Ground South Duxbury Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA
The Last Will and Testament of George Soule
"In the name of God Amen "I Gorge Soule senir of Duxberry in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England being aged and weake of body but of a sound mind and Memory praised be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following Imprimis I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God whoe Gave it and my body to be Decently buried in the place appointed for that use whensoever hee shall please to take mee hence; and for the disposall of my outward estate which God of his Goodnes hath Given mee first I have and alreddy formerly by Deeds under my hand and seale Given unto my two sonnes Nathaniel: and Gorge All my lands in the Township of Dartmouth; Item I have formerly Given unto my Daughters Elizabeth and Patience all my lands in the Township of Middleberry Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughters Sussannah and Mary twelve pence a peece to be payed by my executer heerafter Named after my Decease; And forasmuch as my Eldest son John Soule and his family hath in my estreame old age and weaknes bin tender and carefull of mee and very healpfull to mee; and is likely soe to be while it shall please God to continew my life heer therfore I give and bequeath unto my said son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all my Goods and Chattles whatsoever Item I Nominate And appoint my son John Soule to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; and lastly I Doe heerby make Null and voyde all other and former wills and Testaments by mee att Any time made; and Declare this Instrument to be my last Will and Testament In Witnes wherof I the said Gorge Soule have heerunto sett my hand and seale this eleventh Day of august in the yeer of our Lord one Thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven "Gorge Soule and a seale "Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further Declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoymenht of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And shee shalbe my sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes at Duxburrow, In Witness wherof I have heerunto sett my hand and seale "Gorge Soule and A seal"
This was the George Soule who came to America on the Mayflower.
George was orphaned when fire destroyed his home . He was brought up by his brother, Robert Soule of Selter Co. George Soule (c. 1595–1679) was the 35th signer of the Mayflower Compact, and one of the original 102 Pilgrims that arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
George Soule was born in England in about 1595, and as a young man became a teacher to Edward Winslow's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and was one of 41 signers of the Mayflower Compact in November of 1620. Soule was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. In about 1626, Soule married a woman named Mary (likely Mary Buckett), and they had nine children: Zacariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna West, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience, and Benjamin. George Soule eventually became a prominent landowner in Duxbury, Massachusetts. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. He also served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1679, leaving a sizable estate. (Wikipedia 2007) Link to his last will and testament: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/willgsoule.htm
George was orphaned when fire destroyed his home . He was brought up by his brother, Robert Soule of Selter Co. George Soule (c. 1595–1679) was the 35th signer of the Mayflower Compact, and one of the original 102 Pilgrims that arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
George Soule was born in England in about 1595, and as a young man became a teacher to Edward Winslow's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and was one of 41 signers of the Mayflower Compact in November of 1620. Soule was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. In about 1626, Soule married a woman named Mary (likely Mary Buckett), and they had nine children: Zacariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna West, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience, and Benjamin. George Soule eventually became a prominent landowner in Duxbury, Massachusetts. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. He also served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1679, leaving a sizable estate. (Wikipedia 2007) Link to his last will and testament: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/willgsoule.htm
Came over on the Mayflower as tutor to the Winslow children. Signed the Mayflower Compact.
Mayflower
Soule was born in England about 1595, and as a young man became a teacher to Edward Winslow's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 probably as an indentured servant. He was one of forty-one signers of the Mayflower Compact in November 1620. Soule was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. In the 1623 Plymouth division of lands, Soule received 1-acre (4,000 m2) as a passenger on the Mayflower. About 1626, Soule married a woman named Mary (likely Mary Buckett), and they had nine children: Zacariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna West, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience, and Benjamin. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. Soule moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts at some point before 1642 and eventually became a prominent landowner there. He served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury to the Plymouth General Court and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1680, leaving a sizable estate. He was likely buried in Miles Standish Burial Ground.[1][2]
Came over on the Mayflower
Came to America on the Mayflower as indentured servant to the Winslow family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soule
George was most likely the son of Robert Soule of Eckington. He was orphaned when fire destroyed his parents' home.
He sailed in the Mayflower as one of two servants to Edward Winslow. The Winslow family from which Edward was descended lived in nearby Kempsey Parish and this early neighborhood association may explain the apprenticeship of George to the future Governor. George was probably in London when he joined Edward Winslow on the Mayflower voyage. Droitwich, the Winslow family home at the time, was a salt-mining community connected in a business way with the Salter's Company of London and thus the Winslow-Soule association was established.
George was the 35th signer of the Mayflower Compact (at Cape Cod in 1620). He sold his lands in Plymouth and moved to Duxbury before 1645, at which time he was Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth; he was also an original Proprietor of Bridgewater in 1645. George, Myles Standish and John Alden laid out the town of Duxbury and all are probably buried there.
George became a relatively well-to-do community leader, businessman and office holder. In 1668, he gave his land in Middleboro to his sons-in-law John Haskell and Francis Walker and their wives (his daughters) Patience and Elizabeth. When he died, his possessions included a gun, books, chest and chair, shears, trammel and wedge, bed and wearing clothes.
As often happens in families when property is concerned, his son John Soule was displeased with the amount of property willed to his sister Patience, and his displeasure came to the notice of his father for he delivered this caveat in a codicil to his Will:
Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoyment of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shall shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And she shalbe my sold executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes att Duxburrow, In Witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hande and seale.
There is a marker for George Soule at Duxbury which reads: "Nearby Rests George Soule, Pilgrim, A signer of The Mayflower Compact on Nov 11th 1620, who died in January 1679-80. Erected by Soule Kindred 1971." The Plymouth Genealogy Society isn't sure where he's buried but believes he was buried on his property. Being a founder of the town, he was given a place in the cemetery.
Mayflower: The English ship the Mayflower (a three-masted merchant ship that had originally been constructed for transporting wine). The 180-ton ship was about 12 years old. It was chartered by John Carver who had gone to London to make arrangements for the voyage to America. On Jul 22, 1620, Leiden Separatists, who had initiated the venture, sailed for Southhampton, with 35 of the congregation and their leaders, William Bradford and William Brewster aboard the 60-ton Speedwell. Both the Speedwell and Mayflower sailed from Southhampton on Aug 15, but were twice forced back by dangerous leaks in Speedwell. At the English port of Plymouth, some of Speedwell's passengers were regrouped on Mayflower and on Sep 16, 1620, the historic voyage began. The colonists had been granted territory in Virginia by the London Company, but probably headed for a planned destination near the mouth of the Hudson River. The Mayflower turned back, however, and dropped anchor at Provincetown. The Mayflower crew sighted land off Cape Cod on Nov 9, 1620 and first landfall was made Nov 11, 1620. It is often stated that there were 101 passengers on Mayflower. There were, however, exactly 104 including men, women and children. Of these, just 50 died within a year from the time they sailed from England, most of whom within a few months after their arrival at Plymouth. From the list of 104 passengers, 49 left descendants. Of the 49 who left descendants, 10 were wives, 9 were sons, and 6 were daughters of other passengers. Eliminating these 25 as duplicate ancestors, there remains 24 "heads of families." Of the 24 heads of families, however, there should also be eliminated those of William Mullins and John Tilley, because each left only a daughter, and each of these daughters married one of the other 24. From the remaining 22 are descended all persons who are now members of the various State Societies of Mayflower Descendants, and from no other persons with descent will be accepted. The 22 heads of families are: John Alden, Isaac Allerton, John Billington, William Bradford, William Brewster, Peter Brown, James Chilton, Francis Cook, Edward Doty, Francis Eaton, Edward Fuller, Stephen Hopkins, John Howland, Degory Priest, Thomas Rogers, Henry Samson, George Soule, Myles Standish, Richard Warren, William White and Edward Winslow.
George Soule (c. 1595 – 1679) was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and one of the original 102 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
Soule was born in England about 1595, and as a young man became a teacher to Edward Winslow's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 as an indentured servant. He was one of forty-one signers of the Mayflower Compact in November 1620. Soule was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. In the 1623 Plymouth division of lands, Soule received one acre as a passenger on the Mayflower. About 1626, Soule married a woman named Mary (likely Mary Buckett), and they had nine children: Zacariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna West, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience, and Benjamin. Soule eventually became a prominent landowner in Duxbury, Massachusetts. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. He also served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1680, leaving a sizable estate.
1620- Mayflower passenger.
1623- Allotted one acre of land at Plymouth, MA "on the south side of the brooke to the baywards." He lived near Eel River.
1633- Freeman of Plymouth Colony. Taxed 9 shillings.
1637- Volunteer during the troubles with the Pequot Native Americans.
1642- He was appointed to a committee to plan for offensive and defensive war against the Native Americans.
1645- One of the founders of Duxbury, MA with Myles Standish and others. He located at powder point where he lived the rest of his life.
He served at Duxbury, MA as selectman and civil magistrate frequently.
1642-5, 1650-51, 1653-54: Representive to the General Court.
He was assigned with Governor Prince, Winslow, and Constance Southworth, to revise the laws of the Colony.
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George Soule's origins in England have not been discovered. The most promising record found to date is the baptism of a George Soule on 9 February 1595 at Tingrith, Bedford, son of William. Other Soule families using the name George can also be found in Sudbury, Suffolk, and Flitwick, Bedford. George Soule came on the Mayflower as a servant to the Edward Winslow family, indicating he was under 25 years old at the time; however, he did sign the Mayflower Compact, suggesting he was over 21. This puts his birth year at around 1595-1599. This matches well with his apparent marriage date of around 1625 at Plymouth: by the May 1627 Division of Cattle, he was married to Mary, and they had had one son, Zachariah. George Soule and family moved to Duxbury very early on, and he was a deputy to the Plymouth Court for a number of years beginning in 1642. He had volunteered for the Pequot War of 1637, but Plymouth's troops were not needed. He was on various committees, juries, and survey teams, during his life in Duxbury. In 1646, for example, he was appointed to the committee to deal with Duxbury's problem of the disorderly smoking of tobacco. George Soule made out his will on 11 August 1677, and added a codicil to it on 20 September 1677. The codicil is quite interesting as it gives a little insight into a family squabble between son John and daughter Patience: "If my son John Soule above-named or his heirs or assigns or any of them shall at any time disturb my daughter Patience or her heirs or assigns or any of them in peaceable possession or enjoyment of the lands I have given her at Nemasket alias Middleboro and recover the same from her or her heirs or assigns or any of them; that then my gift to my son John Soule shall be void; and that then my will is my daughter Patience shall have all my lands at Duxbury and she shall be my sole executrix of this my last will and testament and enter into my housing lands and meadows at Duxbury."
George arrived at Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620 as an employee of pilgrim Edward Winslow. George and Mary were married before 1626 in Plymouth, Ma. He was a teacher of Edward Winslow's (Winslow was the 3rd, 6th &10th Governor of Plymouth Colony) children. Later, he was a Plymouth volunteer for the Pequot War in 1637. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact. Some of his glassblowing work is in the Plymouth Pilgrim Museum. He is buried next to John Alden and Priscilla at Duxbury; and near to Miles Standish. He, John Alden and others bought land for Gov. Prence.
The Last Will and Testament of George Soule
"In the name of God Amen
"I Gorge Soule senir of Duxberry in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England being aged and weake of body but of a sound mind and Memory praised be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following Imprimis I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God whoe Gave it and my body to be Decently buried in the place appointed for that use whensoever hee shall please to take mee hence; and for the disposall of my outward estate which God of his Goodnes hath Given mee first I have and alreddy formerly by Deeds under my hand and seale Given unto my two sonnes Nathaniel: and Gorge All my lands in the Township of Dartmouth; Item I have formerly Given unto my Daughters Elizabeth and Patience all my lands in the Township of Middleberry Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughters Sussannah and Mary twelve pence a peece to be payed by my executer heerafter Named after my Decease; And forasmuch as my Eldest son John Soule and his family hath in my estreame old age and weaknes bin tender and carefull of mee and very healpfull to mee; and is likely soe to be while it shall please God to continew my life heer therfore I give and bequeath unto my said son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all my Goods and Chattles whatsoever Item I Nominate And appoint my son John Soule to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; and lastly I Doe heerby make Null and voyde all other and former wills and Testaments by mee att Any time made; and Declare this Instrument to be my last Will and Testament In Witnes wherof I the said Gorge Soule have heerunto sett my hand and seale this eleventh Day of august in the yeer of our Lord one Thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven
"Gorge Soule and a seale
"Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further Declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoymenht of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And shee shalbe my sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes at Duxburrow, In Witness wherof I have heerunto sett my hand and seale
"Gorge Soule and A seal"
Soule was born in England about 1595, and as a young man became a teacher to Edward Winslow's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 probably as an indentured servant. He was one of forty-one signers of the Mayflower Compact in November 1620. Soule was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. In the 1623 Plymouth division of lands, Soule received 1-acre (4,000 m2) as a passenger on the Mayflower. About 1626, Soule married a woman named Mary (likely Mary Buckett), and they had nine children: Zacariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna West, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience, and Benjamin. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. Soule moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts at some point before 1642 and eventually became a prominent landowner there. He served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury to the Plymouth General Court and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1680, leaving a sizable estate. He was likely buried in Miles Standish Burial Ground.[1][2]
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George was most likely the son of Robert Soule of Eckington. He was orphaned when fire destroyed his parents' home.
He sailed in the Mayflower as one of two servants to Edward Winslow. The Winslow family from which Edward was descended lived in nearby Kempsey Parish and this early neighborhood association may explain the apprenticeship of George to the future Governor. George was probably in London when he joined Edward Winslow on the Mayflower voyage. Droitwich, the Winslow family home at the time, was a salt-mining community connected in a business way with the Salter's Company of London and thus the Winslow-Soule association was established.
George was the 35th signer of the Mayflower Compact (at Cape Cod in 1620). He sold his lands in Plymouth and moved to Duxbury before 1645, at which time he was Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth; he was also an original Proprietor of Bridgewater in 1645. George, Myles Standish and John Alden laid out the town of Duxbury and all are probably buried there.
George became a relatively well-to-do community leader, businessman and office holder. In 1668, he gave his land in Middleboro to his sons-in-law John Haskell and Francis Walker and their wives (his daughters) Patience and Elizabeth. When he died, his possessions included a gun, books, chest and chair, shears, trammel and wedge, bed and wearing clothes.
As often happens in families when property is concerned, his son John Soule was displeased with the amount of property willed to his sister Patience, and his displeasure came to the notice of his father for he delivered this caveat in a codicil to his Will:
Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoyment of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shall shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And she shalbe my sold executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes att Duxburrow, In Witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hande and seale.
There is a marker for George Soule at Duxbury which reads: "Nearby Rests George Soule, Pilgrim, A signer of The Mayflower Compact on Nov 11th 1620, who died in January 1679-80. Erected by Soule Kindred 1971." The Plymouth Genealogy Society isn't sure where he's buried but believes he was buried on his property. Being a founder of the town, he was given a place in the cemetery.
George Soule is one of the original Pilgrims on the Mayflower. He is a signer of the Mayflower Compact ad help plan Duxbury< Ma.
George Soule was probably in London when he joined Edward Winslow on the Mayflower voyage. Droitwich, the Winslow family home at the time, was a salt-mining community connected in a business way with the Salter's Company of London and thus the Winslow-Soule association was established. George was the 28th signer of the Mayflower Compact (Aboard the Mayflower,1620). He was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. He married Mary Beckett in Plymouth theyhad 9 children:
Zachariah Soule (22 May 1627) John Soule (about 1632) Nathaniel Soule (about 1637) George Soule (about 1639) Susanna Soule (West) (about 1642) Mary Soule (Peterson) (about 1644) Elizabeth Soule (Walker) (about 1648) Patience Soule (Haskell) (about 1648) Benjamin Soule (about 1651)
Before 1645 he sold his land in Plymouth, moved to Duxbury, acquired considerable property and became a relatively well-to-do community leader, businessman and office holder. He was a volunteer in the Pequot War and served as a deputy for Duxbury and a member of numerous town committees. He was also Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth and an original Proprietor of Bridgewater in 1645. In 1668, he gave his land in Middleboro to his sons-in-law John Haskell and Francis Walker and their wives (his daughters) Patience and Elizabeth.
He died in 1679 In Duxbury, the town he Myles Standish and John Alden laid out. There is a marker for George Soule at Duxbury which reads: "Nearby Rests George Soule, Pilgrim, A signer of The Mayflower Compact on Nov 11th 1620, who died in January 1679-80.
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/willgsoule.htm
George Soule came on the Mayflower as a servant to the Edward Winslow family, indicating he was under 25 years old at the time; however, he did sign the Mayflower Compact, suggesting he was over 21. This puts his birth year at around 1595-1599. This matches well with his apparent marriage date of around 1625 at Plymouth: by the May 1627 Division of Cattle, he was married to Mary, and they had had one son, Zachariah. George Soule and family moved to Duxbury very early on, and he was a deputy to the Plymouth Court for a number of years beginning in 1624. He had voluntered for the Pequot War of 1637, but Plymouth's troops were not needed. He was on various committees, ,juries, and survey teams, during his life in Duxburg. In 1646, for example, he was appointed to the committee to deal with Duxbuy's problem of the disorderly smoking of tabacco. George Soule made out his will on 11 August 1677, and added a codicil to it on 20 September 1677. The codicil is quite interesting as it gives a little insght into a family squabble between son John and daughter Patience: "If my son John Soule above-named or his heirs or assigns or any of them shall at any time disturb my daughter Patience or her heirs or assigns or any of them in peaceable possession or enjoyment of the lands I have given her at Nemasket alias Middleboro and recover the same from her or her heirs or assigns or any of them; that then my gift to my son John Soule shall be void; and that then my will is my daughter Patience shall have all my lands at Duxburg and she shall be my sole executrix of this my last will and testament and enter into my housing lands and meadows at Duxbury."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5728447/george-soule
George Soule's origins in England have not been discovered. The most promising record found to date is the baptism of a George Soule on 9 February 1595 at Tingrith, Bedford, son of William. Other Soule families using the name George can also be found in Sudbury, Suffolk, and Flitwick, Bedford. George Soule came on the Mayflower as a servant to the Edward Winslow family, indicating he was under 25 years old at the time; however, he did sign the Mayflower Compact, suggesting he was over 21. This puts his birth year at around 1595-1599. This matches well with his apparent marriage date of around 1625 at Plymouth: by the May 1627 Division of Cattle, he was married to Mary, and they had had one son, Zachariah. George Soule and family moved to Duxbury very early on, and he was a deputy to the Plymouth Court for a number of years beginning in 1642. He had volunteered for the Pequot War of 1637, but Plymouth's troops were not needed. He was on various committees, juries, and survey teams, during his life in Duxbury. In 1646, for example, he was appointed to the committee to deal with Duxbury's problem of the disorderly smoking of tobacco. George Soule made out his will on 11 August 1677, and added a codicil to it on 20 September 1677. The codicil is quite interesting as it gives a little insight into a family squabble between son John and daughter Patience: "If my son John Soule above-named or his heirs or assigns or any of them shall at any time disturb my daughter Patience or her heirs or assigns or any of them in peaceable possession or enjoyment of the lands I have given her at Nemasket alias Middleboro and recover the same from her or her heirs or assigns or any of them; that then my gift to my son John Soule shall be void; and that then my will is my daughter Patience shall have all my lands at Duxbury and she shall be my sole executrix of this my last will and testament and enter into my housing lands and meadows at Duxbury."
1620 - Passenger abord the Mayflower.
Signed Mayflower compact.
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